GRE Word List
ROUSING
giving rise to excitement : stirring
The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| apiarist | beekeeper |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
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| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
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